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Birmingham Slogging Gangs Walking Tour: A Cultural Exploration with Edward Shelby
4.6
193 Ratings
West Midlands
Join Edward Shelby, a former member of the Birmingham slogging gangs, on a cultural exploration of the city. Learn about the historical and cultural aspects of the gangs and how they differed from their portrayal in popular culture.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- West Midlands Police Museum - Here you learn about where the Birmingham Gangs were held before trial. Please note that we will not enter the museum.
- The Gunmakers Quarter - Stop for a drink and learn about weapons in Birmingham and their impact on the slave trade.
- Chinese Quarter - Here you will learn about international gangs
- High Street - Learn about Birmingham’s impact on the tea trade.
What's Included
- Fun and educational experience
What's Not Included
- Snacks
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Parking Fees (£5 to £30)
Additional Information
Are you intrigued by the history of Birmingham’s Slogging gangs? Well, we’re searching for new faces to join our tour guide Edward Shelby, who has firsthand experience with these infamous gangs, for a comprehensive tour of Birmingham and its gang history. Learn how the actuality differs from their popular representation through a tour focused on the historical and cultural influence of these notorious gangs. Delve into the ways they wreaked havoc in Birmingham during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and discover notorious gang figures like Billy Kimber, Alfie Solomon, and the Italian Mob. This informative two-hour round trip begins and ends at Aston University, with parking facilities available, and will take you deep into the historical territories once dominated by these gangs. The tour includes two pit-stops at local pubs, offering guests the opportunity to purchase a beverage while learning more about the history of Birmingham’s gangs over the past two centuries. Contact us for further queries or to arrange a corporate tour.
Location
Costa Coffee
Aston Street
Just look for the slogging gang member in the flat cap and cravat.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(193 Ratings)
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Sylvia
Jun 21, 2024
Interesting tour - Get to see to city and learn about this not so distant past. Very friendly tour guide, open to answer your questions and share his knowledge ☺️
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Alan_m
Jun 20, 2024
Great day out - Great interactive walking tour and very fun to do. Edward is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the topic. Made the walk worth while and gave insight and context to the true peaky blinders
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Michael_j
Jun 17, 2024
Must do tour for any peaky blinder enthusiasts - Great time had on this tour
Our guide was great fun, allowing time for toilet breaks, and not rushing anyone.
He really got in to character, and he clearly enjoys his work.
I would highly reccommend this walking tour for any Peaky Blinder fans
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322calvind
Jun 13, 2024
Best way to spend an afternoon/night in Birmingham - Really fun, I have never even seen an episode, just went with friends who have and I still had a great time. Tour guide was really charismatic and had funny bits interacting with other people.
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Cameron
Jun 9, 2024
An excellent time learning about the Peaky Blinders with unique and interesting pubs along the way - Edward is a fun, knowledgeable, and engaging guide who knows the area and plenty about the gangs and places to go in Birmingham. We had a great time at the pubs along the way, some of the spots are really unique and special.
Highly recommend for a night out in Birmingham!
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553stephaned
Jun 1, 2024
Great way to visit a neighborhood in a different way! Excellent guide - Great experience and opportunity to visit a district of the city in a different way. Historical account of the Peaky Blinders vs the television series, stop in a pub dating from the turn of the century and which produces its beer. My partner tried the “porter” which she found interesting and honestly I liked it. Interesting guide who gets into his character well while sharing with us the life of that time and who is originally from England, which gives an interesting point of view on life here.
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Leaf75
May 29, 2024
Peaky Blinders - Before arriving In Birmingham we tried to find walking tours and for some reason we eventually found Birmingham Slogging Tours. The tour didn’t show available for the date we were in Birmingham however once I found contact details it was very easy to organise a tour for a day & time that suited us.
Was a very interesting tour with the history of some of the Birmingham gangs.
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Jordy
May 28, 2024
Definitely worth the money if you are a Peaky Blinders fan! - It’s a nice trip through Birmingham with an excellent guide.
The guide really knows a lot about the history of Birmingham/Peaky Blinders. He tells his stories with a bit of humor as well.
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Daniele_a
Jun 9, 2024
A fun tour for PB lovers - "Shelby" is a really friendly and interesting man/guide/Peaky Blinder, he is very entertaining and answers the questions very willingly, and he does talk about the PB and the show and establishes links. Yet, I would have liked more thorough knowledge about the history of crime and gangs and their living and jailing conditions, etc. since it is a 2 hours tour, so a bit frustrating. However, for the lovers of Peaky Blinders, this is fun:)
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Annemr9083md
Jun 16, 2024
Not very inspirational and very expensive for what it is. - This was a rather disappointing tour. After walking some 1 5 minues, we went into a pub for half an hour. There really is not so much to see (city was heavily bombed dring WWII), Peaky Blinders the series were not filmed in Birmingham. The balance between walking and getting some info or stories is not what you normally get during tours.
A waste of money.
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